In CSMA/CD protocol, the adapter waits k x 512 bit times before attempting to send again after a collision where k is drawn randomly from a set of values determined by binary exponential backoff. If k = 100, the adapter will wait for 5.12 msec on a 10 Mbps broadcast channel.

A) True

B) False

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Seth Wagner

2 September, 22:50

In CSMA/CD protocol, the adapter waits k x 512 bit times before attempting to send again after a collision where k is drawn randomly from a set of values determined by binary exponential backoff. If k = 100, the adapter will wait for 5.12 msec on a 10 Mbps broadcast channel.

A) True

B) False

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Augustus Whitney · Answer 1

a) True

Explanation:

Waiting time=512*k bits

Bandwidth=10 Mbps

k=100

waiting time=512*100

Converting bit time to seconds=512*100/10*10⁶=5.12 msec

In CSMA/CD protocol, the adapter waits k x 512 bit times before attempting to send again after a collision where k is drawn randomly from a set of values determined by binary exponential backoff. If k = 100, the adapter will wait for 5.12 msec on a 10 Mbps broadcast channel.A) TrueB) False

In CSMA/CD protocol, the adapter waits k x 512 bit times before attempting to send again after a collision where k is drawn randomly from a set of values determined by binary exponential backoff. If k = 100, the adapter will wait for 5.12 msec on a 10 Mbps broadcast channel.

A) True

B) False